Tag: Creation
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The Manifest Wisdom of God
1 Kings 4:29-34 “And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding beyond measure, and breadth of mind like the sand on the seashore, so that Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the people of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt. For he was wiser than all other men, wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite,…
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To See Jesus
John 14:21 “Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.” One of the things that Jesus said in His Sermon on the Mount was “Blessed are the pure in…
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The Most Powerful Words
Hebrews 12:25 “See that you do not refuse him who is speaking.” One of the themes of the Bible is the infinite power of the Word of God. We are told in Genesis 1 that God spoke and the heavens, the earth, and everything that is in them were created. It tells us that God…
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Wonderful
Isaiah 9:6 “. . . his name shall be called Wonderful . . .” Have you ever seen photos of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel? Perhaps you’ve had the opportunity to see it in person. What about Mount Rushmore, or Michelangelo’s statue of David? When you see such things, what do you think about? …
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From Whence Did Everything Come?
Hebrews 11:3 “By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.” One of the reasons that I believe God exists is the fact than anything exists. Where did everything come from? What brought it about? When I think…
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Some Lessons from Living Things
Matthew 6:26-28 “Look at the birds of the air . . . Consider the lilies of the field” I love “the study of life,” which is the definition of “biology.” That’s why I committed myself to the study of this topic and why I chose a career as a fisheries biologist for the Pennsylvania Fish…
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Hearing Ears
1 Samuel 3:10 “And the Lord came and stood, calling as at other times, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ And Samuel said, ‘Speak, for your servant hears.’” Do you have ears to hear? In Proverbs 1:20-23, God counsels us with these words: “Wisdom cries aloud in the street, in the markets she raises her voice; at the head of the…
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Refusing to Believe the Truth
2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 “The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, in order that…
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The Whole Earth is Full of His Glory!
Isaiah 6:3 “The whole earth is full of His glory.” There’s this tree on Paradise Road. If you live in Penns Valley, where I live, you’ll know about it, although you may drive by it so often that you don’t even notice it much. It’s a glorious thing, as wide as it is high as…
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The experts?
Job 38:2-39:25 “Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? Dress for action like a man; I will question you, and you make it known to me. Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. Who determined its measurements—surely you know! Or who stretched…
To Encourage You 